The shapeless background against which cells and collagen fibers are seen in the light microscope.
What is ground substance
100
These muscle cells are called this because they often resemble tiny threads
What is muscle fibers
100
This forms the brain, spinal cord, and nerves
What is nervous tissue
200
Liquid matrix, red and white cells, and fibers are not visible.
What is the structure of blood
200
Categories of epithelium based on cell shape
What is squamous, cuboidal, and columnar
200
Very fine, short collagen fibers that branch to form a supporting network.
What is reticular fibers
200
Muscle of the heart
What is cardiac muscle
200
This is responsible for the conduction of action potentials
What is the neuron or nerve cells
300
Little matrix, contains adipocytes filled with lipids.
What is the structure of adipose
300
Respiratory passages end as small sacs called...
What is alveoli
300
Names given to connective tissue according to their function
What is blast cells, cyte cells, and clast cells.
300
This muscle forms the walls of hollow organs and also is found in the skin and they eyes.
What is smooth muscle
300
Most membranes consist of this...
What is various kinds of epithelium resting on a thick layer of loose connective tissue
400
Matrix with many elastic fibers, and contains chondrocytes.
What is the structure of elastic cartilage
400
This epithelium synthesizes and secretes mucus onto the free surface and moves mucus that contains foreign particles over the free surface and from passages.
What is Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium
400
Three major components of extracellular matrix
What is protein fibers, ground substance consisting of nonfibrous protein and other molecules, and fluid.
400
The main characteristic of muscle tissue is...
What is the ability to contract, or shorten, making movement possible.
400
The five major symptoms of inflammation are...
What is redness, heat, swelling, pain, and disturbance of function
500
Smooth, glassy matrix, chrondocytes, and fibers are not visible.
What is the structure of hyaline cartilage
500
Five functions of epithelia
What is protecting underlying structures, acting as barriers, permitting the passage of substances, secreting substances, and absorbing substances.
500
The seven functions of connective tissue are...
What is Enclosing and separating, connecting tissues to one another, supporting and moving, storing, cushioning and insulating, transporting, and protecting.
500
Specialized gap junctions in intercalated disks are important in...
What is coordinating the contractions of the cardiac muscle cells
500
Although wound contracture reduces the size of the wound and speeds healing it can lead to...